| Newbury03 August 2008 Race Time:13:10 | Purebred Arabian | Premier Hcap Race | |||
| The Arabian Racing Premier Handicap Stakes | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 4 yrs old & upwards, rated 0-90. Weights to be allocated on Wednesday 23rd July. | |||||
| Winning Time: 02:20:45 | To race over one mile two furlong or thereabouts | Turf: Good, G-F | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ejaabi (GB) | 10-0 | 90 | 4 | 5-1 | Mrs G M Duffield | ||
| Michael Hills | ||||||||
| Always prominent. Headway to take 2nd 2f out. Relentless progress under pressure to lead 1f out. Ran on very strongly. | ||||||||
| 2 | 1.50 | Marsak (GB) | 9-11 | 87 | 4 | 7-4f | Mrs G M Duffield | |
| Richard Hills | ||||||||
| Waited with. Under pressure 4f out. Progress under strong driving to go 3rd 1 1/2f out. Finished well to take 2nd close home. Not reach winner. | ||||||||
| 3 | nk | Alize Safinat (FR) | tt, vis | 9-10 | 86 | 7 | 9-1 | Mr J Smart |
| N Pollard | ||||||||
| Led. Drew 4l clear in straight. Headed inside final furlong. Lost 2nd close home. | ||||||||
| 4 | 4.5 | Deolali (GB) | 9-7 | 83 | 9 | 14-1 | Miss S Davison | |
| Mr D Turner | ||||||||
| Midfield. Progress in straight to take 4th inside final 2f. No extra final furlong. | ||||||||
| 5 | 1.75 | Noble Athlete (FR) | 10-0 | 90 | 6 | 12-1 | Mrs D Thomas | |
| J White | ||||||||
| Sweating. Soon 2nd. Chased leader 4f out. Weakened into 5th final 2f. | ||||||||
| 6 | 1.75 | Naphir (GB) | bl | 10-0 | 90 | 5 | 16-1 | Mrs G M Duffield |
| Mr P Collington | ||||||||
| Midfield. 4th and every chance 4f out. Kept on at one pace. | ||||||||
| 7 | 0.50 | Estihlal (GB) | 9-12 | 88 | 5 | 8-1 | Mrs G M Duffield | |
| Patrick Hills | ||||||||
| Dropped to last at half-way. Ran on past beaten horses final 2f but never dangerous. | ||||||||
| 8 | 1.25 | Jelvita (FR) | 10-0 | 90 | 8 | 16-1 | Mrs S A Herrod | |
| Mr A Holdsworth | ||||||||
| Midfield. Every chance 4f out. Unable to threaten leaders. | ||||||||
| 9 | 1.25 | Sakari (FR) | 9-10 | 86 | 5 | 20-1 | Mr J Smart | |
| Keiran Burke | ||||||||
| Never able to reach challenging position. | ||||||||
| 10 | 3.50 | Merwah (GB) | 10-0 | 90 | 6 | 9-2 | Mrs H L Bona | |
| Mr Stephen Harrison | ||||||||
| Prominent. 4th entering straight. Gradually weakened final 2f. | ||||||||
| 11 | 2.75 | Try My Best (GB) | vis | 9-9 | 85 | 4 | 9-2 | Mr W M Smith |
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Pulled hard. 3rd going well until 4f out. Soon lost position and dropped to rear. | ||||||||
| 12 | 1.00 | Sabden (FR) | 9-1 | 77 | 6 | 20-1 | Miss S Davison | |
| Richard Kingscote | ||||||||
| Always in rear. | ||||||||